India's Top 2% Scientists 2025
India has 6,236 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 16.5% from 5,351 in 2024. That places India 8th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 2 places. Indian Institute of Science has the most listed scientists (117), followed by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (107).
Scientists in India on the list, by year
The single-year count has more than doubled since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2,313 | 1,491 | ||
| 2021 | 3,352 | +44.9% | 2,042 | +37.0% |
| 2022 | 3,761 | +12.2% | 2,206 | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 4,635 | +23.2% | 2,578 | +16.9% |
| 2024 | 5,351 | +15.4% | 2,939 | +14.0% |
| 2025 | 6,236 | +16.5% | 3,371 | +14.7% |
Top 10 institutes in India
By number of listed scientists
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- 1Indian Institute of Science117
- 2Indian Institute of Technology Delhi107
- 3Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur93
- 4Indian Institute of Technology Bombay76
- 5Vellore Institute of Technology73
- 6Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee67
- 7Indian Institute of Technology Madras66
- 8Chitkara University, Punjab59
- 9All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi56
- 10Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur54
All 6,236 scientists
| Rank in India | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 288 | Muthayammal Engineering College | Materials | Rank 5 | |
| 2 | 448 | University of Petroleum and Energy Studies | Environmental Sciences | Rank 5 | |
| 3 | 515 |
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Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 34 |
| 4 | 572 | Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology | Building & Construction | Rank 6 | |
| 5 | 611 | Indian Institute of Toxicology Research | Biotechnology | Rank 2 | |
| 6 | 729 | Sikkim University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 8 | |
| 7 | 881 | National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences | Psychiatry | Rank 22 | |
| 8 | 885 | Saveetha School of Engineering | Materials | Rank 14 | |
| 9 | 900 | GDC Pulwama | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 9 | |
| 10 | 952 | S. V. National Institute of Technology | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 10 | |
| 11 | 1,051 | Jamia Millia Islamia | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 5 | |
| 12 | 1,221 | Saveetha School of Engineering | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 73 | |
| 13 | 1,256 | Pondicherry University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 27 | |
| 14 | 1,317 | Indian Institute of Science | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | Rank 2 | |
| 15 | 1,357 | Mahatma Gandhi University | Polymers | Rank 10 | |
| 16 | 1,418 | Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya | Economics | Rank 40 | |
| 17 | 1,454 | Chitkara University, Punjab | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 86 | |
| 18 | 1,508 | ICAR - National Dairy Research Institute | Chemical Physics | Rank 25 | |
| 19 | 1,605 | National Institute of Technology Silchar | Environmental Sciences | Rank 36 | |
| 20 | 1,734 | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 99 | |
| 21 | 1,878 |
HA
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Jamia Millia Islamia | Business & Management | Rank 69 |
| 22 | 1,884 |
JM
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Jamia Millia Islamia | Operations Research | Rank 10 |
| 23 | 2,066 | Government Bikram College of Commerce | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 116 | |
| 24 | 2,174 | National Environmental Engineering Research Institute India | Environmental Sciences | Rank 46 | |
| 25 | 2,222 | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | Business & Management | Rank 71 | |
| 26 | 2,236 |
RG
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Saveetha School of Engineering | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 123 |
| 27 | 2,287 | Rathinam College of Arts and Science | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 86 | |
| 28 | 2,619 | Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research | Applied Physics | Rank 70 | |
| 29 | 2,910 | Mangalore University | Analytical Chemistry | Rank 11 | |
| 30 | 3,087 | Madras Diabetes Research Foundation | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 46 | |
| 31 | 3,105 | Andhra University | Environmental Engineering | Rank 13 | |
| 32 | 3,129 | Indian Institute of Science | Applied Physics | Rank 82 | |
| 33 | 3,253 | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 127 | |
| 34 | 3,311 | Institute of Chemical Technology | Chemical Engineering | Rank 15 | |
| 35 | 3,335 | Graphic Era Deemed to be University | Food Science | Rank 21 | |
| 36 | 3,379 | Rajasthan University of Health Sciences | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 73 | |
| 37 | 3,388 | KLE Technological University | Polymers | Rank 16 | |
| 38 | 3,611 |
RS
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Lovely Professional University | Food Science | Rank 23 |
| 39 | 3,890 | Independent Researcher | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 35 | |
| 40 | 3,964 | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | Energy | Rank 100 | |
| 41 | 4,067 | ICAR - Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 33 | |
| 42 | 4,119 | Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 48 | |
| 43 | 4,138 | Mizoram University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 89 | |
| 44 | 4,160 | Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics India | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 47 | |
| 45 | 4,180 | Shoolini University | Polymers | Rank 20 | |
| 46 | 4,287 | International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 49 | |
| 47 | 4,306 | Government Engineering College Patan | Energy | Rank 113 | |
| 48 | 4,319 | Indian Institute of Chemical Technology | Biotechnology | Rank 12 | |
| 49 | 4,344 |
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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 50 |
| 50 | 4,532 | Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 60 | |
| 51 | 4,561 | Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 23 | |
| 52 | 4,847 | Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology India | Biotechnology | Rank 16 | |
| 53 | 4,939 | Indian Institute of Management Nagpur | Business & Management | Rank 156 | |
| 54 | 4,948 | J.C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA | Energy | Rank 131 | |
| 55 | 4,970 |
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National Institute of Technology Patna | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 45 |
| 56 | 5,037 | National Geophysical Research Institute India | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 64 | |
| 57 | 5,089 | Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 85 | |
| 58 | 5,175 | Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi | Energy | Rank 139 | |
| 59 | 5,277 |
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Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 17 |
| 60 | 5,315 | Kalaignarkarunanidhi Institute of Technology | Materials | Rank 94 | |
| 61 | 5,378 | Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 197 | |
| 62 | 5,389 | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi | Immunology | Rank 113 | |
| 63 | 5,574 |
AA
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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 292 |
| 64 | 5,990 | Amity University Chhattisgarh | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 315 | |
| 65 | 6,092 | Indian Institute of Technology Indore | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 320 | |
| 66 | 6,122 | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | Computer Hardware & Architecture | Rank 1 | |
| 67 | 6,135 |
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National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 58 |
| 68 | 6,180 | Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) | Food Science | Rank 42 | |
| 69 | 6,189 | Indian Veterinary Research Institute | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 4 | |
| 70 | 6,328 | Council of Scientific and Industrial Research India | Food Science | Rank 44 | |
| 71 | 6,399 | AKS University | Energy | Rank 163 | |
| 72 | 6,443 | Dr. H. S. Gour Vishwavidyalaya Sagar | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 31 | |
| 73 | 6,565 | All India Council for Technical Education | Business & Management | Rank 207 | |
| 74 | 6,578 | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur | Environmental Engineering | Rank 32 | |
| 75 | 6,791 | Indian Institute of Technology Patna | Business & Management | Rank 215 | |
| 76 | 6,812 | National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Raebareli | Toxicology | Rank 22 | |
| 77 | 6,833 | Nirma University, Institute of Technology | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 67 | |
| 78 | 7,029 | Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research | Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | Rank 249 | |
| 79 | 7,232 | Indian Institute of Management Tiruchirappalli | Operations Research | Rank 30 | |
| 80 | 7,475 |
MA
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Diabetes Foundation (India), New Delhi | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Rank 131 |
| 81 | 7,486 | Azim Premji University | Ecology | Rank 190 | |
| 82 | 7,510 | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | Statistics & Probability | Rank 56 | |
| 83 | 7,532 | Ravenshaw University | Polymers | Rank 43 | |
| 84 | 7,618 | National Institute of Technology Silchar | Materials | Rank 135 | |
| 85 | 7,637 | National Institute of Technology Calicut | Building & Construction | Rank 67 | |
| 86 | 7,642 | Saveetha School of Engineering | Environmental Sciences | Rank 153 | |
| 87 | 7,673 | Pulmocare Research and Education Foundation | Respiratory System | Rank 36 | |
| 88 | 7,800 |
MA
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Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad | Energy | Rank 197 |
| 89 | 7,832 | Rayalaseema University | Mechanical Engineering & Transports | Rank 78 | |
| 90 | 7,992 |
SS
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Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | Business & Management | Rank 241 |
| 91 | 8,100 | University of Hyderabad | Environmental Sciences | Rank 165 | |
| 92 | 8,150 |
RV
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Gyan Ganga Institute of Technology and Sciences | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 403 |
| 93 | 8,395 | Sardar Patel University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 175 | |
| 94 | 8,661 | Doon University | Environmental Sciences | Rank 179 | |
| 95 | 8,728 | O.P. Jindal Global University | Business & Management | Rank 265 | |
| 96 | 8,764 | Sharda University | Materials | Rank 149 | |
| 97 | 8,871 | National Institute of Technology Patna | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 438 | |
| 98 | 8,884 | Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi | Environmental Sciences | Rank 188 | |
| 99 | 9,013 | Jadavpur University | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 29 | |
| 100 | 9,131 | Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram | Chemical Physics | Rank 152 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from India are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
6,236 scientists affiliated with India are on the 2025 single-year list, and 3,371 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in India has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 single-year list, Indian Institute of Science has the most listed scientists from India, with 117. It is followed by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi with 107.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in India changed since 2020?
On the single-year list, India went from 2,313 scientists in 2020 to 6,236 in 2025, a change of +169.6%.
What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?
The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.
What is the official source of this data?
The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.